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Jacobs Claims Second Straight 400-Meter Hurdles Victory; Zuro-Cirino, Barker Earn Third-Place Finishes

Athens, Ohio


Jacobs, DomenionZuro-Cirino, EllieBarker, AvaDomenion Jacobs claimed medalist honors in the 400-Meter Hurdles for the second straight week, while Ryan Porch won the Long Jump, Ellie Zuro-Cirino placed third in the third in the 400-Meter Hurdles, and Ava Barker was third in the 3,000 Steeple to guide the Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's track and field teams at Friday's Ohio University Cherry Blossom Invitational in Athens, Ohio.
 
Jacobs claimed top honors in the 400-Meter Hurdles with a time of 53.07, and teammate Nathaniel Tomas was eighth in the event at 59.79.

Porch took home top honors in in Long Jump at 6.71 Meter and Isaiah Dyer was eighth at 5.69 Meters.
 
The Mountain Cats also got a sixth-place finish from Gavin Smith in the 3,000-Meter Run (10:39.15), and 10th and 12th-place finishes, respectively from Damian Blum (51.17) and Sebastian Roman (51.51) in the 400-Meter Run.
 
Pitt-Johnstown's 4x100-Meter Relay Team of Anthony Dicesaro, Roman, Austin Yarnick, and Daniel Presto placed fifth at 43.63, and the 4x400-Meter Relay Team of Jacobs, Yarnick, Roman, and Blum, finished fourth at 3:27.34.
 
In the field events, Troy Slater placed fifth in the Shot Put at 12.31 Meters and 10th in the Discus ay 38.42 meters, and Logan Ilnicki was seventh in the Discus at 40.38 meters.
 
On the Women's side, Zuro-Cirino was third in the 400-Meter Hurdles at 1:05.04, and Barker placed third in the 3,000 Steeple at 13:07.94
 
Pitt-Johnstown's Aubree Lorenzo came away with a ninth-place finish in the 400-Meter Run (1:01.38), while Sydney Dunn was 10th in the 5,000-Meter Run (20:14.35), and Ava Menzies was 13th in the 200-Meter Dash at 26:33.
 
The 4x100-Meter Relay Team of Rihanna Hillegas, Menzies, Paris Etchu, and Zuro-Cirino was sixth at 50.20, and the 4x400-Meter Relay Team of Hillegas, Barker, Lorenzo, and Zuro-Cirino came away with a sixth-place finish with a time of 4:27.98.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will travel to the Akron University Northeast Ohio Open on Thursday and Friday and to the Slippery Rock John Papa Invitational on April 16.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Damian Blum

Damian Blum

Sprints
Junior
Sprints
Isaiah Dyer

Isaiah Dyer

Jumps/Sprints
Junior
Jumps/Sprints
Domenion Jacobs

Domenion Jacobs

Hurdles/Sprints
Junior
Sprints
Ryan Porch

Ryan Porch

Jumps
Junior
Jumps
Daniel Presto

Daniel Presto

Sprints
Sophomore
Sprints
Anthony Dicesaro

Anthony Dicesaro

Sprints
Freshman
Sprints
Logan Ilnicki

Logan Ilnicki

Throws
Freshman
Throws
Sebastian Roman

Sebastian Roman

Sprints
Freshman
Sprints
Troy Slater

Troy Slater

Throws
Freshman
Throws
Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith

Distance
Freshman
Distance
Austin Yarnick

Austin Yarnick

Sprints
Freshman
Sprints
Ava Barker

Ava Barker

Mid-Distance
Senior
Mid-Distance

Players Mentioned

Damian Blum

Damian Blum

Junior
Sprints
Sprints
Isaiah Dyer

Isaiah Dyer

Junior
Jumps/Sprints
Jumps/Sprints
Domenion Jacobs

Domenion Jacobs

Junior
Sprints
Hurdles/Sprints
Ryan Porch

Ryan Porch

Junior
Jumps
Jumps
Daniel Presto

Daniel Presto

Sophomore
Sprints
Sprints
Anthony Dicesaro

Anthony Dicesaro

Freshman
Sprints
Sprints
Logan Ilnicki

Logan Ilnicki

Freshman
Throws
Throws
Sebastian Roman

Sebastian Roman

Freshman
Sprints
Sprints
Troy Slater

Troy Slater

Freshman
Throws
Throws
Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith

Freshman
Distance
Distance
Austin Yarnick

Austin Yarnick

Freshman
Sprints
Sprints
Ava Barker

Ava Barker

Senior
Mid-Distance
Mid-Distance